contended

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But organizers contended that a union would give them the legal right to a seat at the table in decisions about their jobs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

U.S. stocks ended slightly higher after another tug-of-war day for markets as AI fever contended with Mideast disquiet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

There’s no other way to get ahead of the problem than to act now, Bamra contended.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

But his opposition, he contended, made the final versions of the legislation better.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

They did not fare very well, though each of them negotiated some skimpily favorable remark before the protesting prosecution, which contended that personal comments of this nature were “incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial,” hushed and banished them.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote